Vunipola’s England chances suffer blow after four-week ban for dangerous tackle January 3, 2024 Mako Vunipola’s hopes of being included in Steve Borthwick’s England squad have suffered a blow after the prop was banned for four weeks following a dangerous tackle. The Saracens loosehead received a red card in his side’s victory over Newcastle Falcons last week and has been slapped with a four-week ban by the disciplinary committee. [...]
Serica Energy boss still open to mergers as oil and gas industry faces ‘rocky road’ September 19, 2023 Serica Energy is still open to merger and expansion opportunities in the North Sea, confirmed the oil and gas producer's boss.
Melrose founders plot rare London fund listing June 17, 2024 Veteran dealmaker Simon Peckham is reportedly leading the launch of Rosebank Industries and has plans to raise over £40m from investors via an IPO.
Leicester Tigers fined £47,000 for breaching salary cap April 1, 2024 Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers have been fined £47,000 for breaching the salary cap in the 2019-2020 season. The club has accepted and paid an overrun tax with the club’s chief executive Andrea Pinchen stating: “While disappointed to again have historic salary cap spending relating to 2019/20 season result in this overrun tax, as was [...]
Next week in the City: PMIs and Big Tech results loom in a busy week for markets October 22, 2023 Investors will have a range of data points and big corporate events to keep them busy next week, including results from the big tech firm and a clutch of PMI survey results.
Saracens turn to Premier League chief after CEO Lucy Wray’s surprise departure January 29, 2024 Wray is stepping down this week after four years in the top job.
Aquis: Profit jumps 15 per cent for fledgling London exchange March 21, 2024 Exchange Aquis has reported 15 per cent growth in profit before tax despite challenging market conditions last year, with all arms of the business bringing in new revenue. In the company’s full-year results for 2023, it reported net revenue of £22.7m, up 13 per cent from the year before. Profit before tax came in at [...]
Expect more real estate investment trust mergers as the age of the ‘big box behemoth’ dawns February 18, 2024 News about real estate investment trusts (REITs) merging with each other have rapidly emerged this year, as the sector looks to embrace economies of scale.
Metro Bank loss narrows to £70.7m as bank vows to put compliance issues behind it March 2, 2023 Higher interest rates helped Metro Bank narrow its loss for the year as the bank attempts to put a series of compliance missteps behind it. Metro Bank’s pretax loss narrowed to £70.7m in 2022, as the bank saw revenue jump 31 per cent on the back of higher interest rates. The bank noted it was [...]
Politics to set the tone for markets as election campaigns step up March 3, 2024 Politics will compete with economic data for investors' focus this week, with events in the US and the Spring Budget likely to attract a lot of attention alongside the latest figures on the US labour market.